# China Chen, San Jose CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-26. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmvphz2av463myese3qlhggxs%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmvphz2av463myese3qlhggxs%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmvphz2av463myese3qlhggxs%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmvphz2av463myese3qlhggxs%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmvphz2av463myese3qlhggxs%2F4.jpg) ## In short China Chen is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 55 of 100, which is fair. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Chinese restaurant | | Address | 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 10 AM to 7 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8 PM | | Phone | (408) 294-2525 | | Rating | 4.2 across 559 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 26, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | China Chen | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (408) 294-2525 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices Add your services so AI can say what you offer ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting China Chen Address: 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA. Phone: (408) 294-2525. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 7 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior." ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Tacos El Palomo | Taco restaurant | 1 min walk | | Park | Parking garage | 1 min walk | | First Immanuel Lutheran Church | Church | 2 min walk | | 2nd & San Salvador | Bus stop | 2 min walk | | Entre Comales | Fast food restaurant | 2 min walk | | Impark - 385 S 2nd St Lot 163 | Parking lot | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.2 average across 559 reviews: Google 559. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.) While China Chen is celebrated for its comforting noodle soups and generous portions, service and cleanliness issues have led to mixed reviews. (AI guess, from 559 reviews.) ### What people like - Flavorful broth - Wonton noodle soup - Large portions - Dry-style noodles - Authentic Viet food ### What people do not like - Inconsistent food quality - Rude service reported - Cleanliness concerns - Long waits for service - Strong alkaline taste in noodles ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA ### are prices in San Jose higher than everywhere else ### Any membership pricing here? ### anyone been to both here and New Hwong? ### cheaper than China Chen in San Jose without it being sketchy? ### rough idea what China Chen costs? ### address for China Chen, anyone have it? ### what time does China Chen in San Jose actually open? ### people keep recommending this place, what for? ### regulars here, who do you book with? ### first visit at China Chen, what do I need to bring? ### going to China Chen on Saturday, what should I expect ### is the lot at China Chen ever full? ### Can I get in this week here? ### cancellation list here, is there one ### stopping by on a Sunday, will they be open ### bad experiences at China Chen, anyone? ### anything good on Third to kill time near China Chen? ### Busiest day here, anyone know? ### Do they post anywhere? ## The AI Score: 55 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. China Chen scores 55, above the San Jose average of 37. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | China Chen | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 39 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | | | Reviews & response | 12 | 77 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to China Chen | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | China Chen | LocalBusiness | #business | | Subject of this page | | San Jose, California | City | #city | | City China Chen is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant - Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose ### Nearby - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view - /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ9YdtW7fMj4AR5NupPn-HNv4 (accessed Oct 26, 2026)